Health · Alpena

Alpena, SD health

On most measures Alpena looks like South Dakota as a whole. It has more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.7% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.1% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 57312 (all of Alpena)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 58 people are less certain, so we show Alpena's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Alpena compares with South Dakota

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Alpena adults…

35 of every 100 Alpena adults have high blood pressure

South Dakota: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–38.1%

Bars show Alpena; the black tick is South Dakota. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alpena, betterAlpena, worseToo close to callSouth Dakota

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.3% Alpena
SD 24.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.8% Alpena
SD 29.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Alpena
SD 18.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Alpena
SD 15.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alpena adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks South Dakota.

Yearly checkup

SD 77%

Dentist visit

SD 69%

Cholesterol check

SD 85%

Colon screening

SD 66%

Mammogram

SD 77%

Taking BP meds

SD 76%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Alpena 10.3% · South Dakota 1 in 11 (8.8%)

Mind & connection

How Alpena adults are doing

1 in 5Alpena adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.1% · South Dakota 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Alpena adults are in frequent mental distress

14.4% · South Dakota 15.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

30.2%

of Alpena adults live with a disability (South Dakota 30.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

Black tick: South Dakota. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Alpena

Alpena and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Alpena.

35.4%36.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Alpena36.2%

Franklin36.2%

Warren36.3%

Care nearby

Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center - CahWessington Springs · 9.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Huron Regional Medical CenterHuron · 17.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Queen of PeaceMitchell · 36.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital and ClinicMiller · 38.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horizon Health - WoonsocketWoonsocket · 9.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Health - MitchellMitchell · 37.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlpena's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jerauld/Sanborn/Buffalo Counties · need score 17 of 25

✓ Dental careAlpena is not a shortage area

! Mental healthAlpena's county is a federal shortage area.Community Counseling Service (CCS) - MHCA 3A · need score 19 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alpena. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Alpena

Measure	Alpena	Margin	South Dakota
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.9%	31.7–38.1%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.3%	32.9–39.7%	34%	about the same
Obesity	36.2%	30.2–42.8%	35.9%	about the same
Arthritis	27.7%	25.2–30.3%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	20.1%	17.7–22.6%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.6–14.9%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.9–10.8%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.3–11%	9.2%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.9–13.8%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	6.7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.7–8.2%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	13.2–17.2%	15.2%	about the same
Binge drink	17.6%	15.1–20%	18.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.3%	21.7–28.9%	24.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.8%	24.9–35.2%	29.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.9%	73.9–79.6%	76.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.5%	64.5–70.4%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	85–88.1%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	68.5%	64.6–72.2%	65.5%	about the same
Mammogram	78%	72–83.2%	76.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.8–80.4%	75.9%	about the same
No health insurance	10.3%	8.8–12%	8.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	14.4%	13–15.9%	15.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	15.5–19.9%	17.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.7–14.4%	12.3%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	30.2%	26.8–33.7%	30.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.5%	11.9–15.2%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.7–14.5%	13.7%
Hearing	8.7%	7.9–9.6%	8.2%
Vision	4.6%	4.2–5.1%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.6–8.2%	7.8%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Alpena door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the South Dakota figure falls inside it, we don't call Alpena better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Alpena by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Alpena by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The South Dakota figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.